1948 Kilgore Drillers Roster
Lone Star League (LSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 94-44
Finished 1st in the LSL
Manager: Joe Kracher (94-44)
Location: Kilgore, Texas
Ballpark: Driller Stadium
Attendance: 67,255, Avg. 975
1948 Kilgore Drillers StatisticsTeam Record: 94-44
Finished 1st in the LSL
Manager: Joe Kracher (94-44)
Location: Kilgore, Texas
Ballpark: Driller Stadium
Attendance: 67,255, Avg. 975
Playoffs - Kilgore Drillers 4 games, Henderson Oilers 3
Finals - Kilgore Drillers 4 games, Longview Texans 0
The Kilgore Drillers of the Lone Star League ended the 1948 season with a record of 94 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the LSL.
Joe Kracher served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Alexander | April 21, 1929 | 192 | ||||
| Fred Baczewski | L | L | May 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Marshall Brown | L | June 28, 1918 | 6'0" | 170 | Troup, TX US | |
| Willis Chamness | May 7, 1923 | 192 | ||||
| Allan Cross | L | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Elton Davis | L | L | 6'0" | 150 | ||
| Bruce Divers | R | October 28, 1918 | 191 | |||
| Paul Doyle | ||||||
| Oz Engel | R | May 18, 1923 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ira Glass | R | November 30, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Lee Roy Jones | R | L | February 13, 1923 | 5'7" | 180 | |
| Charles Kelsey | 6'2" | 175 | ||||
| Joe Kracher | R | R | November 4, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| James Martin | R | July 16, 1929 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Jim Melton | S | R | September 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Kemah, TX US |
| Ronald Murphy | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Buck Pardue | R | May 3, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Otto Reyes | ||||||
| Robert Ross | L | 6'4" | 198 | |||
| Aubrey Sanders | L | L | January 27, 1916 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Zane Skinner | November 14, 1925 | 192 | Ruston, LA US | |||
| John Wood | R | R | March 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | La Verne, CA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
